Joe
was an avid photographer, and Joe and Bianca's house is filled with
albums stretching back decades. Beyond the pictures he took,
there are thousands of digital pictures I took when we traveled, and
those that others sent Bianca to put in their albums. I've only
selected a few to share. Each has a story, and were Joe here, he'd
delight in regaling us all with their histories.

Joe and his three younger sisters

The Gottfried clan, pre-WWII, without Janka, Joe's older sister.

The young officer and his father.

Young Mr. Gottfried

Business cards from his time in Italy.

Proud papa (Margie!)

Hosting large gatherings

with his wife, mother-in-law and sister-inlaw

Joe was happiest travelling or planning a trip

In Cyprus with Elsie and Bianca

Egypt

Wtih Mark and Karen on the day they were hooded (got their Ph.D.s)

With Viola and Ilan

With Janka

On
a trip through Europe with Mark & Karen the family stopped at
Terezin. Reluctantly, at Karen's insistance, Joe posed for this ironic
picture of a survivor under the gate.

Always willing to voice an opinion, Joe was "cornered" by a Bosnian reporter outside the market in Sarajevo in 2003.

Joe was always reading.

Joe and Karen in Sarajevo.

Joe in Hvar

In Venice

Climging steps in Rome

Visiting the Spanish Steps (Rome)

50th wedding anniversary

85th Birthday

Athens

Athens

Istanbul

Santorini, Greece

Cyprus

Israel

Rio

Moscow

Moscow subway

Family celebration for Joe's 90th and Bianca's 80th birthdays.

Iguazu

Buenos Aires

With his friend Moe Baskin, at the last of the "Speak Outs" they hosted at Golden Lakes.

Preapred to speak as an Arab.

Always ready to share his knowledge with others

With Reuven Slonim and Viola.

Tel Aviv, with his beloved sister, Viola.

After
injuring his arm in a fall, a stranger, now friend, helped Joe into the
Caribbean for what turned out to be his last swim.